Over the course of his shady legal career, Victor Carl has made a host of bad decisions, but letting his ex-fiancée, Julia, fall back into his life and into his bed might be the worst. Julia's husband has just been murdered, her fingerprints are all over the crime scene, and $1.7 million in cash has inexplicably vanished. If Victor didn't know better, he might think Julia was setting him up.

But Julia is drop-dead gorgeous and lust trumps reason 24/7 in Victor Carl's world. Victor wants to believe the Beatles were right, that all you need is love. But why are the cops accusing Victor of murder? And what is the murder weapon doing in his bedroom? And who is the dead woman in the freezer?

Suddenly, the wary lawyer is no longer fighting to rekindle a lost love... he's fighting to save himself.

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Listener Opinions

by Beth | 12/23/2013

" Maybe not a good entry book for this series. "

by Jean-Marie | 12/14/2013

" I agree with other readers...not his best of the CV series...the ending is way too abrupt and it seems the author was just too tired to finish the book...hopefully his next one will be as good as his first ones... "

by Andrea | 10/27/2013

" I do like Lashner's style. "

by Kate | 7/3/2013

" Lashner has elimiated most of the characters we have come to love except for Victor Carl, who is basically an unlikable character. This is the first time I have been disappointed in a Lashner book. It was a chore even finishing it. "

" This is the first book I have read by this author and I had heard good things about this book. It was good but I think I must have been expecting great. I enjoyed it but probably withh prioritize this author after I read many other books first. Not my favorite. "

Cindy | 10/20/2012

" The narrative in this book was a bit noir-ish for me, otherwise a decent mystery. "

Avary | 8/24/2012

" Kept me guessing to the end. "

Bill | 6/7/2012

" This is an average who done it. "

Margo Solod | 1/9/2012

" liked some of his other books. good brain candy, but couldn't even finish this one "

John | 8/29/2011

" Definitely Lashner's weakest book to date. Font size was bigger, hence the book was shorter. Story seemed somewhat formulaic, just not as well developed and exciting as his other Victor Carl books. He says VC will be retired temporarily. Hopefully his next effort will be better. "

Burt | 6/19/2011

" Not his best but still good "

Linda | 5/27/2011

" Murder mystery set in Philadelphia, in the noir style of Chandler or Hammett. "

Anne | 5/1/2011

" I loved this book! I received it as an advanced copy but just got around to reading it. Wonderful novel. "

Mark Jakubik | 12/25/2010

" Although the plot was a bit contrived, and the writing a little cliched, this book was a really enjoyable read. Highly recommend. "

Alvin | 10/1/2010

" Very clever mystery with humor. Beautifully written by Iowa Workshop graduat, William Lashner. Highly recommend it. It's dark, wry and hard-boiled in all the right places. "

Mark | 8/24/2010

" Although the plot was a bit contrived, and the writing a little cliched, this book was a really enjoyable read. Highly recommend.
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Avary | 5/15/2010

" Kept me guessing to the end.
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Beth | 2/18/2010

" Maybe not a good entry book for this series.
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Burt | 2/16/2010

" Not his best but still good
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John | 10/5/2009

" Definitely Lashner's weakest book to date. Font size was bigger, hence the book was shorter. Story seemed somewhat formulaic, just not as well developed and exciting as his other Victor Carl books. He says VC will be retired temporarily. Hopefully his next effort will be better.
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Alvin | 7/20/2009

" Very clever mystery with humor. Beautifully written by Iowa Workshop graduat, William Lashner. Highly recommend it. It's dark, wry and hard-boiled in all the right places.
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Margie | 4/17/2009

" I listened to this book on a Playaway.
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William | 2/27/2009

" This is an average who done it.
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Linda | 11/9/2008

" Murder mystery set in Philadelphia, in the noir style of Chandler or Hammett.
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Anne | 10/9/2008

" I loved this book! I received it as an advanced copy but just got around to reading it. Wonderful novel.
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Cindy | 8/26/2008

" The narrative in this book was a bit noir-ish for me, otherwise a decent mystery.
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